Wednesday, October 16, 2013

October 10, 2013 BRIAR CRIER

October 10, 2013 – Thursday 12:15, The Riviera Restaurant in Pleasantville at joint meeting of Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club and the Pleasantville Club.

TODAY IN HISTORY

1930: Laura Ingalls became the first woman to fly across the United States.

MEETING LEADER – President Sue Lara of the Pleasantville club.

PLEDGE – Sue Lara WELCOMING SONG – Pleasantville club PRAYER - Mr. Horst, a visiting Rotarian from Germany and former district governor of the Bavaria Rotary region.

BRIARCLIFF HAPPY THOUGHTS AND BUCKS: Sy, thankful that tv media, probably CNN, made reference to Rotary International in segment on administering polio vaccine; Elinor, thankful that a Pleasantville Rotarian, Ernie, helped get her and her wheelchair into restaurant; Many Briarcliffers were happy to be at Pleasantville meeting.

ROTARIANS PRESENT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS - 10 Rotarians present. Pleasantville club is now 90 years old. The current Briarcliff members may have the opportunity to vote in writing to select one of the slate of Foundation candidates presented by the two pending competing motions. The vote may be held on Friday, October 18^th at our regularly scheduled Rotary meeting as long as there will be a quorum present of 10 or more current members. Both proxy and absentee-voting are allowed. Also, the president-elect will be elected at the October 18 meeting.

Speakers: Sarah Studley and Lanning Taliaferro from The Patch

Summary of Talk

Patch Associate Regional Editor Lanning Taliaferro and Patch Community Editor Sarah Studley addressed the Pleasantville and Briarcliff Manor Rotary Clubs Thursday about online media, blogging and small business promotion on the Internet. They explained Pleasantville-Briarcliff Manor Patch's Local Voices blogging platform, which allows residents and business owners to express their opinions and share their expertise on the community-based website. They also introduced the tool Small Business Patch, which offers business owners tips and advice for maximizing their web presence.

This Friday's speaker: There is none so sufficient time is available to discuss current issues.

Elinor Yuter, Reporter

Rachel Leihbacher, Expediter

SERVICE ABOVE SELF is our Motto

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

MISSION: Mission The mission of Rotary International is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.

Diversity and Rotary
Rotary International recognizes the value of diversity within individual clubs. Rotary encourages clubs to assess those in their communities who are eligible for membership, under existing membership guidelines, and to endeavor to include the appropriate range of individuals in their clubs. A club that reflects its community with regard to professional and business classification, gender, age, religion, and ethnicity is a club with the key to its future.

OBJECT OF ROTARY

The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
THIRD: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;
FOURTH: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

THE FOUR-WAY TEST

The Four-Way Test is a nonpartisan and nonsectarian ethical guide for Rotarians to use for their personal and professional relationships. The test has been translated into more than 100 languages, and Rotarians recite it at club meetings:
Of the things we think, say or do
Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIR to all concerned?
Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

AVENUES OF SERVICE

We channel our commitment to service at home and abroad through five Avenues of Service, which are the foundation of club activity.
Club Service focuses on making clubs strong. A thriving club is anchored by strong relationships and an active membership development plan.
Vocational Service calls on every Rotarian to work with integrity and contribute their expertise to the problems and needs of society.
Community Service encourages every Rotarian to find ways to improve the quality of life for people in their communities and to serve the public interest.
International Service exemplifies our global reach in promoting peace and understanding. We support this service avenue by sponsoring or volunteering on international projects, seeking partners abroad, and more.
Youth Service recognizes the importance of empowering youth and young professionals through leadership development programs such as Rotaract, Interact, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, andRotary Youth Exchange.

Rotary Club of Briarcliff Manor

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

October 10, 2013 BRIAR CRIER

We meet on Fridays at the Briar'sWe meet Fridays 12:15 at the Briar Restaurant, 512 N. State Road,

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SERVICE ABOVE SELF is our Motto

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

THE FOUR-WAY TEST

AVENUES OF SERVICE

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